Union Calendar No. 499
116th CONGRESS 2d Session |
[Report No. 116–606, Part I]
To direct the Director of the Bureau of Land Management to study the effects of drone incursions on wildfire suppression, and for other purposes.
November 12, 2019
Mr. Curtis (for himself and Mr. Huffman) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
December 2, 2020
Reported from the Committee on Natural Resources with an amendment
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic]
December 2, 2020
Committee on Agriculture discharged; committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on November 12, 2019]
To direct the Director of the Bureau of Land Management to study the effects of drone incursions on wildfire suppression, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
This Act may be cited as the “Aerial Incursion Repercussion Safety Act of 2020” or the “AIR Safety Act of 2020”.
SEC. 2. Study on effects of drone incursions on wildfire suppression.
(a) Study required.—The Director of the Bureau of Land Management, in consultation with the Chief of the Forest Service and the National Association of State Foresters, shall conduct a study on the effects of drone incursions on the suppression of wildfires with respect to lands managed by the Department of the Interior or the Department of Agriculture.
(b) Study contents.—In conducting the study required under subsection (a), the Director shall—
(1) determine, for each of the five most recently completed calendar years, the number of occurrences in which a drone incursion interfered with wildfire suppression and the effect of each such occurrence on—
(c) Report.—Not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director shall submit to the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate a report on the findings of the study required under subsection (a) and any recommendations of the Director relating to such findings.
(d) Definitions.—In this section:
(1) DRONE.—The term “drone” means an unmanned aircraft system owned by a private individual or entity.
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[Report No. 116–606, Part I] | |||||
A BILL | |||||
To direct the Director of the Bureau of Land Management to study the effects of drone incursions on wildfire suppression, and for other purposes. | |||||
December 2, 2020 | |||||
Reported from the Committee on Natural Resources with an amendment | |||||
December 2, 2020 | |||||
Committee on Agriculture discharged; committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed |